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For those who didn’t see the Nintendo E3 press conference which has just recently finished, here’s a quick recap at what happened throughout the show:

Shaun White Snowboarding:
9.05AM: Snowboarding game using the Wiimote and balance board demonstrated by Shaun White.

Animal Crossing Wii Demo:
9.25AM: A demo of Animal Crossing shown, confirmed release date this year. Wiispeak is announced, microphone for Wii and use in Animal Crossing.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Rayman Raving Rabbits TV, Call of Duty: World at War Trailers Displayed:
9.37AM: All above shown, trailers etc.

Guitar Hero, Spore - DS:
9.41AM: Guitar Hero On Tour DS Displayed
9.42AM: Spore Creatures DS Displayed

GTA On the DS:
9.43AM: GTA on the DS officially announced to arrive this Winter.

Wii Motion Plus Announced:
9.47AM: An addition to the current Wiimote, an add-on which increases sensitivity etc on the Wiimote.
9.48AM: Wii Sports Resort Announced, comes with the new Wii Motion Plus add-on.
9.50AM: Wii Sports Resort Demoed with the new Wii Motion Plus.
9.55AM: Wii Music Demoed, use the Balance board, Wiimote + Nunchuck to represent musical instruments and play them through the Wii in real time.

Recap of the presentation:
10:10AM: End of the conference.

We were really impressed with the game ‘Shaun White Snowboarding’, it’s a great use of the current Wii balance board. Wii Music looked fun, we’re sure we’ll have a good laugh with it!

The Wii had a pretty good launch in Australia last December 4, 2006 selling over 32,901 units in just four days. Sales of the console slowed down a bit due to shortages, but it still managed to break the 80,000 mark last May. From that time till now, Nintendo sold another 120,000 Wiis.

Many people have given different reasons for the popularity of the Wii. The recent press release from Nintendo stated that the console proved popular with the gaming community because anyone can play using simple movements. Others believe that the low price helped propel it to its phenomenal sales. Whatever the reason may be, the Nintendo Wii is selling like hotcakes and will probably continue to do so in the next few months.